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package com.esotericsoftware.kryo;

import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.SerializerFactory.ReflectionSerializerFactory;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/** Sets the default serializer to use for the annotated class. The specified Serializer class must have a constructor taking a
 * Kryo instance and a class, a Kryo instance, a class, or no arguments.
 * @see Kryo#register(Class)
 * @author Nathan Sweet */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
public @interface DefaultSerializer {
	/** The serializer class to serialize the annotated type, which will be created by the {@link #serializerFactory()}. Can be
	 * omitted if the serializer factory knows what type of serializer to create. */
	Class<? extends Serializer> value() default Serializer.class;

	/** The factory used to create the serializer. */
	Class<? extends SerializerFactory> serializerFactory() default ReflectionSerializerFactory.class;
}
